Her hair was cloud-like and beautiful! She opened her eyes and found herself back in the third year

Chapter 58 Acacia Wine

Qin Yizhen stared blankly at him, seeing him smile like a wolf with a tail, unable to guess what he wanted to do, and felt a little nervous.

However, after hearing him mention the night market lantern festival, she still really wanted to go.

However, she also had her own concerns: "There are many people outside, and it's even more unsafe at night. If I go, I don't know how many people I'll have to bring, which is not a good idea."

That's one of the downsides of being a princess; you always have a entourage with you when you go out, and you can never find peace wherever you go.

Cheng Yan reached out and touched the top of her head: "If I take you, we won't need so many people. What do you think?"

Qin Yizhen was stunned.

Yes, if he were to take her out, he wouldn't need so many guards. He could just bring three or four maids and personal guards, and arrange for another group of people to follow at a distance, so they wouldn't disturb her.

And it's for the lantern festival!

She's never been there before.

If the lanterns in the courtyard are so beautiful, then the thousands upon thousands of lanterns in the streets must be even more magnificent, prosperous, and lively.

Qin Yi was very tempted, but she still hesitated: "What if you are not free at that time, or there is turmoil in the court and you are not in Qindu?"

Cheng Yan felt that she was acting silly again at this moment. He wondered which book she had learned to be so virtuous. He should go to Song Nian's place tomorrow and bring her a few of his love stories to read.

"If you are willing, you will naturally have the time. There is no need for you to worry about these things. As for the court, I am not the only general right now. Even if something really happens, I don't necessarily have to do it."

"Moreover, since the rebellion of Prince Cheng and Prince Rui was quelled, most of the vassal kings have been behaving themselves and should not cause any trouble in the next two years."

Whether it's those vassal kings or the Western Liang, they've all been terrified of him. With him in charge, those who don't want to die should behave themselves.

Qin Yizhen breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, and then said "Oh".

Cheng Yan raised an eyebrow: "What do you mean by 'oh'? Are you going or not?"

See, sometimes she's like that, she just won't say 'yes' or 'no,' and those who are impatient get a headache from her.

"Go." Qin Yizhen readily agreed this time. Carrying the rabbit lantern, she was quite happy. "I've never been to a lantern festival before. I heard it's very lively. My elder sister is brave and has secretly gone before. I don't dare to."

Her mother was not favored, and even though her father treated her fairly well, she developed a habit of being cautious, speaking little, and doing little.

After her mother passed away, she was raised by Empress Dowager Cheng. She became even more careful, staying quiet whenever possible and never causing trouble, for fear of upsetting Empress Dowager Cheng and incurring her displeasure.

Cheng Yan ruffled her hair: "Then I'll take you there secretly."

"Yeah!"

She seemed very excited, carrying the rabbit lantern and lifting her skirt as she walked quickly forward, as if she was eager to go out right now.

Helpless, Cheng Yan could only follow up: "You haven't said how you want to celebrate your birthday yet?"

Qin Yizhen shook her head: "What's so special about celebrating a birthday? Just have the kitchen prepare a few more dishes and a bowl of longevity noodles, that'll be enough."

Cheng Yan caught up with her and asked, "Don't you have any close friends? How about we host a few tables and invite some guests to make it more lively..."

"No, no." Qin Yizhen shook her head vigorously. "If we invite guests, they will have to give gifts, and if the gifts are expensive, it will be difficult to return them or accept them. It's too much trouble."

If you accept a gift, you're expected to do something for them.

She doesn't lack these things, so naturally she doesn't want to get involved in these troublesome matters.

"Besides, the Empress Dowager and His Majesty don't hold any birthday celebrations, so there's even less need for me to. And you, you shouldn't either, so that there won't be too many people giving you gifts. In the end, the Censorate will keep accusing you of embezzling money."

Cheng Yan hadn't expected her to consider these things, and chuckled, "My wife is right, my wife is reasonable, I will listen to my wife."

Qin Yizhen blushed when he called her "wife": "Who's your wife?"

"Of course it's you, Princess."

The two had reached the entrance of the main house. Qin Yizhen walked into the house, while Cheng Yan leaned against the doorway watching her. "If you don't like me calling you 'wife,' then what do you like? How about 'Little Begonia'?"

"Little crabapple, little crabapple...this doesn't seem so bad."

Qin Yizhen's ears turned bright red from his calling her name. Annoyed, she turned back and shoved the rabbit lantern into his arms: "I'm Little Begonia, what are you? A clod of dirt? A little pond? A little dam?"

The character 堰 (yàn) means pond or dam, and it also contains the radical for earth, so it also has a clod of earth.

Cheng Yan suddenly found it particularly amusing to tease her like this, so he said, "Soil is fine too, I'll take care of you."

"I don't want you to raise it." Qin Yizhen's heart trembled at his words, and she snatched the rabbit lamp and turned to leave.

I don't know what's wrong with that jerk today. His attitude is so weird, and he's talking like that, making her feel so anxious, like her heart is about to jump out of her chest.

Qin Yizhen turned and went into the dormitory. Cheng Yan followed her, but she was nowhere to be seen when he entered the dormitory. He heard footsteps coming from the bathroom.

He was about to go forward when he heard her call out from inside, "I need to wash up, you're not allowed to come in."

Cheng Yan paused, hesitating for a long time before deciding whether to go in.

If I go in, will it make her angry?

Just as he was hesitating, Granny Jin led a maid carrying a tray up and said, "Greetings, Lord Marquis."

"What is it?" Cheng Yan's smile faded, and he was somewhat displeased at being suddenly disturbed.

Granny Jin said, "This servant has come to deliver wine to the Marquis and the Princess."

"Serving wine?" Cheng Yan's gaze swept over the tray in the maid's hands, where a pot of wine and two wine cups were placed. He raised an eyebrow. "What kind of wine?"

They've already finished their meal, and they still came to deliver wine, so this wine must be something special.

Granny Jin lowered her head and said, "It's a love potion."

"Acacia wine?"

"Exactly."

The meaning of the word "Hehuan" is already clear.

This wine has an aphrodisiac effect, but it is not a drug. It simply makes people more emotional and passionate after drinking it. It is mostly used by newlyweds to make the initial pleasure less painful and more harmonious.

Originally, Cheng Yan had no intention of letting Qin Yizhen go. After all, the two had been awkward with each other for so long. Once they became husband and wife, sharing the same bed day and night, things might change.

But he had just figured out the problem between himself and Qin Yizhen, and it didn't seem urgent to deal with it right now.

He was about to ask Granny Jin to take the things away when he suddenly had a change of heart and said, "Let's put them down first."

Leave it alone.

They might need it after making a fuss for a while.

If things go smoothly and things turn out well, it will naturally bring joy to everyone.

He wouldn't be foolish enough to ruin this good thing.

"You don't need to keep watch in the courtyard tonight. Go back and rest later."

"Yes."